Memorial service in honor of Donald Bean Gilchrist (1892-1939).

Gilchrist, Donald B. (Donald Bean), 1892-1939

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Slater, John Rothwell, 1872-

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Naturally inclined to interdisciplinarity, John Clarke Slater was an important proponent of quantum theory, a pioneer in the electromagnetic theory of microwaves, an early materials scientist, and a significant player in the 20th century development of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Raised in an academic family in Rochester, NY, Slater had earned degrees in physics at Rochester (AB 1920) and Harvard (PhD 1923) before the age of 24. After receiving his doctorat...